Comments on: Two odd war movies: 300 vs Asoka 21/40 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/ Everyone knows diaries are full of crap. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: anaj http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-470 anaj Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:45:14 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-470 I guess it is ok to digress big time from actual history - and the film had enough pointers too that, even openly admitting that characters and event were added in the opening credits. I suppose it didn't have enough dancing in it to be a proper Bollywood movie - that one villager scene was hardly enough. So the single remaining point was clearly SRK - I must still say that I found him quite impressive (as usual), although the film certainly didn't give him sufficient opportunity to cry his beautiful tears - I don't know a single actor that cries more beautifully. I don't care about Kareena Kapoor too much, I think she looks like Paris Hilton. He he, I think I need to post about that tomorrow, because it is true:-) I guess it is ok to digress big time from actual history – and the film had enough pointers too that, even openly admitting that characters and event were added in the opening credits. I suppose it didn’t have enough dancing in it to be a proper Bollywood movie – that one villager scene was hardly enough. So the single remaining point was clearly SRK – I must still say that I found him quite impressive (as usual), although the film certainly didn’t give him sufficient opportunity to cry his beautiful tears – I don’t know a single actor that cries more beautifully.

I don’t care about Kareena Kapoor too much, I think she looks like Paris Hilton. He he, I think I need to post about that tomorrow, because it is true:-)

]]> By: lallopallo http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-467 lallopallo Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:17:19 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-467 Jodha akbar is based on love story between Akbar, one of the prominent mughal kings of medieval India , and Jodhabhai. Jodha akbar is based on love story between Akbar, one of the prominent mughal kings of medieval India , and Jodhabhai.

]]> By: lallopallo http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-466 lallopallo Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:14:49 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/two-odd-war-movies-300-vs-asoka-2140/#comment-466 Jana Asoka was a big disaster when it came out in 2001. I remember I watched it with so much enthusiasm but it was not well done. SRK didnt play the character well...infact it was not much his fault..script, characters and situations were nowhere near it should be in that historical context..it was an ambituous project which failed to deliver. I personally feel to make a good movie of such historical importance and characters, one needs to do not only much more research , but budget has to be also magnamious. Bollywood has it's limitations in both these aspects. Nevertheless, Iam looking forward to Jodha Akbar by Asthutosh Gawariker who gave us Lagaan and Swades..Iam told he is really putting his act together and going about it in proper way.. Jana
Asoka was a big disaster when it came out in 2001. I remember I watched it with so much enthusiasm but it was not well done. SRK didnt play the character well…infact it was not much his fault..script, characters and situations were nowhere near it should be in that historical context..it was an ambituous project which failed to deliver.
I personally feel to make a good movie of such historical importance and characters, one needs to do not only much more research , but budget has to be also magnamious. Bollywood has it’s limitations in both these aspects.
Nevertheless, Iam looking forward to Jodha Akbar by Asthutosh Gawariker who gave us Lagaan and Swades..Iam told he is really putting his act together and going about it in proper way..

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